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Cheatham County meeting roundup: budget amendments, surplus sales, contracts and new enforcement penalty
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Summary
The Legislative Body approved budget amendments (including $335,000 for a fire tanker), surplus declarations for vehicles and equipment, authorized two mayoral contract signatures, and adopted a civil penalty of $50 per day for building without a permit; appointments, a highway renaming and speed-limit changes were also approved.
Cheatham County commissioners approved a slate of administrative and fiscal actions during their Oct. 17 regular session in Ashland City.
Budget and capital: The commission adopted budget amendments to the County General Fund that moved $335,000 from fund balance to purchase a replacement fire tanker and made several smaller transfers for rabies and animal control, special patrols/jail, Register of Deeds equipment and other items. The Budget Committee’s motion (mover: Diana Lovell; seconder: Calton Blacker) passed on a roll-call vote 11–0 with one absence recorded. The minutes state the funding source as “various.”
Surplus and asset disposition: Commissioners approved multiple surplus declarations for Other Capital Projects (vehicles), County General assets (one motion recorded an abstention by B.J. Hudspeth), and Drug Control Fund vehicles; the items will be sold at auction or otherwise disposed of per policy.
Contracts and services: The meeting authorized the mayor’s signature on a Clarke PowerGen preventive-maintenance contract for an emergency generator and an AMB (Mars) addendum to the EMS service agreement. The AMB addendum includes an ESO Scheduling ‘‘pass-through’’ cost of $1,561.65 that the contractor will bill monthly ($130.14/month over 12 months).
Code enforcement penalty: The commission adopted a resolution establishing a civil penalty of $50 per day for construction begun without a required building permit; each day of unauthorized construction is a separate offense and penalties are not tolled during rezoning or variance proceedings. County Attorney Michael Bligh presented the resolution and the motion passed by roll call 11–0 with one absence.
Other actions: Commissioners approved committee appointments to the Agriculture Committee, renamed a portion of Highway 70 as Private George Edward Joyce Memorial Highway and issued special recognitions to local volunteers who aided tornado victims. Road & Bridge lowered speed limits on several local roads (Bald Eagle Drive, Campbell Ridge Road and Whipporwhill Drive to 25 mph; Wiley Pardue Road to 30 mph). The consent calendar (notaries) was approved and the meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Records and votes: The minutes show roll-call tallies for the major motions and reference Resolutions 4–15 in the minutes packet for Oct. 17, 2022. Residents seeking detail on the tanker purchase, surplus lists or the civil-penalty enforcement process should contact the County Clerk or the Building Department for records and follow-up procedures.